405 results

  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 2674
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, grc, ang
    • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and
    • Harley, Edward, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron
    • Harley, Robert, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724, first earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Add MS 24193
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Two flyleaves originally belonging to this volume were removed after the 12th century and are now Columbia
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Sloane MS 3103
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Goscelin addressed this book of encouragement and consolation to Eve in order to encourage her to follow
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 1772
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • , preceded by capitula (ff. 24v-26v) and the prologue (f. 26v); the second Epistle to Corinthians (ff
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 651
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, enm
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • England and Netherlands
    • It mainly contains lists related to ecclesiastical jurisdictions.
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Egerton MS 2818
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • and Miracles of St Thomas Becket was written by Benedict of Peterborough between 1172 and 1179.
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Add MS 38687
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • This manuscript contains the commentaries on the Book of Deuteronomy and the Book of Joshua of the Benedictine
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Add MS 21917
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Saint Jerome (b. 347, d. 420), priest and theologian
    • 231v-234v: Anonymous, Passio Sancti Pancracii Martiris (The Martyrdom of St Pancras), imperfect due to
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Egerton MS 609
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • This manuscript is part of the 'Irish-Northumbrian' group, according to Marsden, 'The Gospels of St Augustine
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Royal MS 12 E XX
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79), author, naturalist and natural philosopher
    • Contents: ff. 1r-32r: A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism attributed to Aptalio and based on an early
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 59
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • England and Netherlands
    • Iosephi de Bello Iudaico et Excidio Urbis Hierosolymitanae (The History of Josephus on the Jewish Wars and
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Royal MS 1 A XVIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • . ff. 194r-196r: Prologus quattuor Evangeliorum (Prologue to the Four Gospels), St Jerome's prologue
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 2795
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Contents: ff. 1r-3v: Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum ex Commentario Hieronymi in Mattheum (Prologue to
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Harley MS 3072
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • Verb), which is is dated to the first half of the 10th-century.
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Arundel MS 60
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, ang
    • England, Winchester and East Anglia
    • The Dogs days ( dies caniculares ) and Egyptian days are mentioned (ff. 2r-7v). ff. 13r-119r: A Gallican
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C III
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • England and Netherlands
    • Decoration:One large initial 'A' for 'Agmen', with penwork decoration and foliate motifs in red, blue
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Add MS 37518
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Paris (parts A and B)
    • This 9th-century French manuscript contains a lexicon of Tironian notes: a shorthand attributed to Tiro
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XVIII
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • other moveable feasts. ff. 9v-10r: Prayers: a part of the Agnus Dei and a prayer linked to the feast
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Burney MS 317
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Gregory the Great, (b. c. 540, d. 604), theologian and Pope
    • The parchment has been severely damaged in some parts and restored afterwards.
  • Thumbnail
    London. British Library, Add MS 54229
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat
    • Hornby, Charles Harry St John, Unspecified, printer and collector
    • Peter Lombard (b. c. 1100, d. c. 1160), theologian and Bishop of Paris
    • Albans and the Channel Style in England' (1975), p. 207 n. 60).